Arkansas folks speak up.........

[jenjscott]

Hi Fred, welcome to BYC and to our Arkansas corner. Glad you made it over!

 

[Chicky Tocks]

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Hi Fred

The meetups are held in different areas of the state. So far we've had one in Malvern, one in Conway and this past one here in Benton. If I remember correctly, it was mentioned that the next one might be held in Pine Bluff. They're a lot of fun and a great way to get fresh blood into your stock or a new breed altogether. Tala and I are in Benton, and all of us here in this section are from Arkansas, so I hope you'll hang around cause we're always here to talk chicken..

 

[FarmGirl01]

I have 5 Hatchery quality cuckoo Marans hens for sale. Asking 15 dollars each. Will try to post pics of there eggs soon. Just finished molting and are starting to lay again. The eggs are nice. I was pleased with the color considering they can from a hatchery. I want to just have a bantam flock and they are in my way. Have been healthy and have had no problems with them. Thanks Gena.

 

[Tala]

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If I were closer I might take ya up on them. Wonder if I could just kinda add them to the flock and see if DH even notices?? lol

I'm going to look at a second dog today.....lol and if I take him then we'll probably be fencing the front yard to accommodate him coz he's a Lab/bird dog.
I ran all this past DH a week or so ago, but I bet I still get heck if I bring him home tonight!

 

[Dustin Biery]

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All sounds like the same area of the state to me....

 

[rarebreedeggs4u]

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Since you asked I'll post the details!
Seems like multicolored bands would be easier to ID at a distance. I think I would get a pack of the multicolored plastic spirals if I just wanted the ID in addition to a wing band.
I got these instead of wing bands because I thought they would be easier to attach to full grown birds, and easier to see as you say. I wanted my name printed on them is why I chose this particular brand. The sizing was pretty generous! I was worried about fitting on the RIR roo's fat legs, but I actually put it on him pretty snug in the middle hole. I doubt he'll get much bigger since he's almost a whole year old. They were pretty loose on the skinny Leghorns. I used the smallest hole for all the hens/pullets. Those BSL pullets have kinda big legs though.

After I figured out how to use the pliars it got a lot easier!
A helper would have helped, but I managed. My rooster is so big, but he really isn't that hard for me to manage. I was a bit surprised that he didn't get upset about me making his ladies squalk. I think he's getting more used to me visiting at night coz I've been putting blue meds on one of the Leghorns, plus I turned on their red floodlight over the roost so he could see me pretty good.
The technique:
First form band around my finger and line up hole - that helped a lot. Then grab the correct chicken. Hold both feet with left hand, cradle body/wings with right hand, and flop chicken on side on my lap. Hold body of chicken in crook of right arm, with legs sticking out. Use left hand to hold leg out as needed. While my right arm was bent around the chicken's body, I was still able to use my hand to squeeze the pliers.

I wrote down who was who in a notebook. Some of them I can recognize, but the 3 Leghorns are hard to tell apart. For similar colored chickens I alternated legs. The black sexlink pullet named Penny has a left leg band, while the unnamed one has a right leg band, ditto for the 2 Buff Orp pullets. Convenient that I have 2 sets of "matching" colored pullets and 2 legs to alternate with

The results:
A very annoyed group of biddies with pretty purple bracelets!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b139/marvinranch/Chickens/LegBands002.jpg

Rooster Boy, who put up less of a fight than I expected!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b139/marvinranch/Chickens/LegBands001.jpg

Thanks Tala!!

 

[Chicky Tocks]

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All sounds like the same area of the state to me....

No, Conway is a good hour and a half from me in Benton. I didn't make that meeting. It's a relatively new group and it's about to start spreading a little wider.

 

[FarmGirl01]

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If I were closer I might take ya up on them. Wonder if I could just kinda add them to the flock and see if DH even notices?? lol

I'm going to look at a second dog today.....lol and if I take him then we'll probably be fencing the front yard to accommodate him coz he's a Lab/bird dog.
I ran all this past DH a week or so ago, but I bet I still get heck if I bring him home tonight!

I might be heading to Little Rock to look at some birds. I could bring them along.

 

[Tala]

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If I were closer I might take ya up on them. Wonder if I could just kinda add them to the flock and see if DH even notices?? lol

I'm going to look at a second dog today.....lol and if I take him then we'll probably be fencing the front yard to accommodate him coz he's a Lab/bird dog.
I ran all this past DH a week or so ago, but I bet I still get heck if I bring him home tonight!

I might be heading to Little Rock to look at some birds. I could bring them along.

OMG don't say that!!!!!!! LOL

I came home with "Hawk" the yellow Lab. DH was asleep. I left Hawk in the truck, while I was locking the birds up, and he barked at Dusti.
DH woke up while I was across the yard, comes out and says "WHAT is in your truck???"
I'm all, "we talked about getting a white Lab, well this one's yellow"

Introductions went pretty well. No fights broke out and we were all running around the yard acting goofy. Hawk is very typical of the Lab puppish stereotype, he's pushy & blustery while Dusti is pretty calm and controlled. Dusti (the original dog) is not sure about him yet, but I think they'll be best buds in time. Gotta go take a picture of him!!!!

Har har that didn't go so well!! Best I got so far! lol

He never stops moving!

ETA: I'm starting him off on "umbilical cord training" till he learns to be calmer in the house. It's been a big night for him, and being a Lab I can't really blame him for being hyper, but I've got ground rules. It took about 20 minutes, but he's finally laying down beside me while I'm on the computer. I snapped some pix while he was standing more-still

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3499998#p3499998

 

[19Dawn76]

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I might be heading to Little Rock to look at some birds. I could bring them along.

OMG don't say that!!!!!!! LOL

I came home with "Hawk" the yellow Lab. DH was asleep. I left Hawk in the truck, while I was locking the birds up, and he barked at Dusti.
DH woke up while I was across the yard, comes out and says "WHAT is in your truck???"
I'm all, "we talked about getting a white Lab, well this one's yellow"

Introductions went pretty well. No fights broke out and we were all running around the yard acting goofy. Hawk is very typical of the Lab puppish stereotype, he's pushy & blustery while Dusti is pretty calm and controlled. Dusti (the original dog) is not sure about him yet, but I think they'll be best buds in time. Gotta go take a picture of him!!!!

Har har that didn't go so well!! Best I got so far! lol
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs131.snc3/17857_604295595171_55007926_34465085_3440667_n.jpg
He never stops moving!

I bet he s just so happy to of found a home. Congrats!